Signs Of The Flu – Professor Michael Woodward AM

I think that there would be general agreement that Sean Connery was a man of great sex appeal, right through his long career. It could, however, be said that romancing a woman almost young enough to be his granddaughter was stretching things a bit, to the point that – in 1999 – I wrote an... Read More

Residents of aged care facilities represent some of the frailest, physically weak and therefore the most vulnerable people in society. Many residents have conditions, and often comorbidities, that leave them in a great amount of pain. Dementia is particularly common in aged care residents, affecting approximately 30% of residents in low care and 60% of... Read More

Pain is defined as an “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage”, or described in terms of such damage. Pain is uncomfortable for anyone at any age, but when a person ages, does the way they feel and perceive pain differ to that of a younger person? The mechanism by... Read More